Carbon Offsetting
We offset emissions through a variety of ways across our businesses and manufacturing locations to reduce our carbon footprint. This allows us to support projects that help to cut global GHG emissions, aswell as having far-reaching positive social and environmental impacts.
Below are some examples of the offsetting actions we have taken to reduce emissions throughout our operations.
- Renewable Energy Contracts (RECs)
- Green Gas contracts
- Offsetting emissions from Ecotherm® pro natur
- Verified Carbon Units (VCUs)
- Supporting tree planting initiatives
- Donations to Schutzgemeinschaft Deutscher Wald e.V (SDW), the German Association for the Protection of Forests & Woodlands
RECs
As part of our objective to secure renewable energy sources, we purchased biomass Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) to offset the electricity usage at all our US manufacturing facilities.
Green Gas Contract
In Italy, our Castiglione site has secured a green gas contract which included the purchase of 14,036 verified carbon units (VCUs) to offset its natural gas usage on site and support a wind farm project in Kazakhstan.
VCUs
In 2024, our manufacturing facility in Herne, Germany, maintained its carbon neutral status through the purchase of 2,159 VCUs to offset their annual energy usage. The purchased VCUs are supporting a renewable energy biomass project in China.
Tree Planting
Our Vernon manufacturing facility in France has countered the GHG emissions associated with its production energy usage for 11 consecutive years by supporting a tree planting program in West Africa, helping to restore areas affected by deforestation.
Conservation Donations
For every liter of ecotherm® futur sold, our Fuel Specialties business donates to the German Association for the Protection of Forests and Woodlands to support forest conservation, protection, replanting projects and free education programs for communities in Germany. Since the partnership began in 2008, total donations have exceeded €379,000.